{"id":15748,"date":"2020-07-30T16:39:54","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T21:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wasobamaborninkenya.com\/blog\/?p=15748"},"modified":"2020-07-30T16:39:58","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T21:39:58","slug":"the-washington-post-nick-sandmann-settle-250-million-lawsuit-out-of-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wasobamaborninkenya.com\/blog\/the-washington-post-nick-sandmann-settle-250-million-lawsuit-out-of-court\/","title":{"rendered":"The Washington Post, Nick Sandmann settle $250 million lawsuit out of court"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Cincinnati Enquirer<\/strong>
by Cameron Knight
July 24, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Washington Post and Nick Sandmann have settled a libel and slander lawsuit stemming from coverage of the Northern Kentucky teen, who became the center of a social media firestorm in 2019.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sandmann announced the settlement on Twitter on Friday, which also happened to be his 18th birthday.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sandmann and his attorneys argued that the gist of a Washington Post article falsely conveyed that Sandmann had assaulted or physically intimidated Nathan Phillips and engaged in racist conduct.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suit said the paper’s coverage was like a “modern-day form of McCarthyism.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sandmann’s attorneys claimed The Post incorrectly characterized the teen as the aggressor in the situation and exposed him to public ridicule.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lawsuit was at first dismissed in federal court, but then was allowed to continue on a limited basis examining specific statements that said Sandmann “blocked” Phillips and “would not allow him to retreat.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a tweet Friday, Sandmann said: “The fight isn’t over. 2 down. 6 to go.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN has settled with Sandmann in January. The details of that settlement were private.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are outstanding lawsuits against NBC, ABC News, CBS News, The New York Times, Rolling Stone and Gannett. The Enquirer is owned by Gannett.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between all the lawsuits, Sandmann sought $1.25 billion in damages. With the CNN and Washington Post lawsuits settled, he is still seeking $725 million.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read more at: https:\/\/www.cincinnati.com\/story\/news\/2020\/07\/24\/washington-post-nick-sandmann-settle-250-million-lawsuit-out-court\/5501639002\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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